Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 21 March 2022

Kiltotan and Collinstown and Oldtown, Rochfortbridge, Co Westmeath

Construction of a 275MWe reserve gas-fired generator power plant in Rochfortbridge.

21515 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 21 September 2021

Reference
21515
Authority
Westmeath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
21 September 2021

Summary

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The development comprises a 275MWe reserve gas-fired generator to back up the power system. It includes 5 open cycle gas turbine modules with 30m high stacks, a two-storey administration building, and fuel storage tanks.

Energypower plantgas turbineenergy infrastructure
Storeys
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Official record

Development description

The development comprises 275mwe reserve gas-fired generator to boost and back up the power system and will include the following elements (a) 5no. Open cycle gas turbine (ocgt) modules (each module being c 1042sqm) and complete with lube oil coolers, generators, air intake vents, continuous emissions monitoring (cems) technology, selective catalytic reduction (scr) units and c. 30m high stacks, (b) 1no two-storey administration building (32.615m long x 13m wide x 9.33m high) which contains a control room, offices, storage meeting room workshop and double height warehouse (c) 2no. 2,400m3 capacity bunded secondary fuel storage tanks (each with a diameter of 17.6m and height of 10m), (d) a fenced above ground installation (agi) compound containing gas pipework , a regulator house enclosure, instrument kiosk, boiler house enclosure and analyzer kiosk, (e) 1no. Fuel pump and filter unit, (f) 1no. Containerised water treatment module (12.192m long x 2.438m wide x 2.896m high), (g) 1no. 10m3 purified water storage tank (2.75mm high and 2.27m diameter), (h) 2no. Containerised black start diesel generators (2.438m x 12.192m long x 2.896m high) with integrated stacks(4.755m high), (i) 1 no 50m3 ammonia storage tank (9.360m high and 3.16m diameter, (j) fire pump skid building (9.23m long x 6.98m wide x 4.6m high), (k) 1 no. 500m3 capacity water tank (7.597m high x 10m diameter, (l) 1 no. Single storey ipp building (20m long x 10m wide and 6.853m high, (m) 1 no. Low voltage (lv) bunded house transformer (1.914m high), (n) 5 no. Medium voltage (mv) bunded step-up transformers (6.287 m high) 1no. High voltage (hv) customer compound containing 2no. Bunded transformers (9m high) connected to electrical equipment, (o) 1no air compressor building (8.33m long x 4.73m wide x 4.517m high) and (p) all ancillary development including new access road, internal roads, 2.65m high fencing and gates securing the main reserve generator site, and associated engineering works to provide for the connection of site services and for the treatment and disposal of foul wastewater and surface water. The development includes for construction of a new entrance to the site from the r446 with associated signage and an access road from the new entrance to the reserve gas-fired generator. The development also includes for the demolition and removal of a farm shed, farm workshop, feed silo and a silage clamp , permission for a period of 10 years eiar and industrial emissions licence included.

Key dates

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  1. Application received21 September 2021
  2. Further information requested12 November 2021
  3. Further information received6 January 2022
  4. Decision due22 March 2022
  5. Decision issued21 March 2022
  6. Grant issued11 May 2022
  7. Permission expiry10 May 2032

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